To make you name a character

[LittleGwyneth]

so I've called a character in a book Hester, but she can't be called Hester because it's based on a real person and it's not exactly a nice comparison.

Anyone got any suggestions for a name that has that exact same feel? The kind of name that some quite intellectual parents would give an only child?

Gretchen. Constance. Judith.

Felicity
Ariadne
Imogen

Georgina, Johanna, Sara, Sonia, Miriam,

Gretchen
Celine

Adrienne
Jonquil
Perdita

Harriet
Imogen
Betty
Josephine
Helena

Artemis Hecate Sulis

Miriam
Rosalind
Hermione
Felicity

Agree with Gretchen

Elsebeth, Eleanor, Evangelise. How old is the character?

Evangeline even!

This is amazing guys, thank you so much.

Georgana. Henrietta. Rosina.
Theodora. Julietta. Christabella
Julianna. Rosetta. Linnet. Florianna.
Floella. Persephone. Lilibelle.
Emmelina. Isadora. Isolde.

Honor?

Philippa. Thomasine/a. Alexandria.

Jacinta; Ada; Aphra; Millicent; Constance for influential people sort of names.

Antoinette. Marietta. Beatrice/rix.
Allegra. Anigone. Albertina. Alberta.
Alfreda. Cordelia. Charlotte.

Btw, you do know that even if you change names, if it's based on a real person you will need to be very careful if you intend to publish it? You must obfuscate well! Publishers are hot on libel law. Plus, horrible comeback for you personally if someone recognises themselves in an unflattering light.

Rowena. Helaina. Marabelle. Rosabelle. Trixibelle/a.

Seren, Isobel, Bronte, Elsie, Florence, Lillian, Amelie

Arabella
Tara
Tilly
Cordelia
Vivienne
Henrietta
Porsche
Bianca
Camilla
Tabitha

Imelda, Belinda, Veronica, Jaqueline

Vesper

Esther!

Gwendoline
Josephine
Hazel
Hetty/Henrietta
Junot
Olive
Ursula
Yvonne
Lydia
Nadine

Hester is a great name and should only be used for the loveliest characters!

Henrietta, Rosalind, Martha, Patience.